| County : Wilkin | |||
| County Characteristics | Area (ac)* | Percentage | |
| Major Watersheds | Red River of the North | 165,905 | 34 |
| Bois De Sioux River | 127,837 | 27 | |
| Otter Tail River | 97,024 | 20 | |
| Buffalo River | 91,049 | 19 | |
| Agroecoregions | Poorly Drained Lake Sediments | 273,001 | 56.7 |
| Steep Dryer Moraine | 840 | 0.2 | |
| Very Poorly Drained Lake Sediments | 58,039 | 12.1 | |
| Inter-Beach Sand Bars | 89,482 | 18.6 | |
| Dryer Till | 27,497 | 5.7 | |
| Swelling Clay Lake Sediments | 32,956 | 6.8 | |
| Slope Steepness | 0-2 % | 453,073 | 94.0 |
| 2-6 % | 27,784 | 5.8 | |
| 6-12 % | 119 | 0.0 | |
| 6-45 % | 840 | 0.2 | |
| Drainage | Poorly Drained | 364,917 | 75.7 |
| Poor improved by tiling | 103,253 | 21.4 | |
| Well Drained | 13,645 | 2.8 | |
| Proximity | Island Shoreline | 79 | 0.0 |
| Lake Shoreline | 245 | 0.1 | |
| Permanent River | 21,962 | 4.6 | |
| Intermittent River | 53,690 | 11.1 | |
| Drainage Ditches | 56,574 | 11.7 | |
| Land Locked | 349,266 | 72.5 | |
| Geomorphology | Agassiz Lacustrine Plain, Red River Valley Area | 453,478 | 94.1 |
| Fergus Falls (Young Gray Drift) Till Plain | 27,497 | 5.7 | |
| Alexandria Moraine Complex | 840 | 0.2 | |
| 481,815 | 100.0 | ||
| Water Erosion | Moderate | 450,019 | 93.4 |
| Severe | 31,797 | 6.6 | |
| Wind Erosion Group | Very Severe | 36,887 | 7.7 |
| Severe | 131,457 | 27.3 | |
| Moderate | 313,471 | 65.1 | |
| Precipitation | Between 20-22 inches | 459,317 | 95.3 |
| Between 22-24 inches | 22,498 | 4.7 | |
| Growing Degree Days | 1750-2000 Degree Days | 3,946 | 0.8 |
| 2000-2250 Degree Days | 179,219 | 37.2 | |
| 2250-2500 Degree Days | 296,614 | 61.6 | |
| 2500-2750 Degree Days | 2,036 | 0.4 | |
| * Expressed as acres or percent for the County area | |||